by Ace Atkins
Part of Spenser, book 35
First published 2007
Dennis Doherty storms into Spenser's Boston office with the desperate look of a husband who suspects the worst. He wants the private investigator to follow his wife Jordan and find out why she's been acting so strangely. Spenser takes the case, catches Jordan cheating, and reports back to Dennis. Case closed, or so he thinks. Days later, three bodies turn up dead. The simple adultery investigation has exploded into something far more dangerous. Jordan's lover Perry Alderson runs an organization that sponsors terrorists, and he doesn't appreciate Spenser's interference. When Perry decides to strike back by targeting Susan Silverman, Spenser's beloved psychiatrist girlfriend, the detective faces his greatest challenge yet. With his partner Hawk and gunman Vinnie Morris backing him up, Spenser must navigate a deadly web of antigovernment extremists while keeping his emotions in check. The stakes couldn't be higher when the woman he loves becomes the target.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, high-stakes
Setting: Boston
296 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence